Berkeley: Transgender and gender-fluid teens, particularly those born male, face
up to three times more mental and physical abuse at school and at home
than their gender-conforming peers, according to a new study from
UC Berkeley. The study
is one of the largest national surveys to date of sexual and gender
minority adolescents who have suffered multiple forms of victimization,
including child abuse, physical and sexual assault and bullying, raising
their risk of depression, post-traumatic stress, self-harm and suicide.